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know George and Denny Lunt. Denny died recently. Aggie and Sam Chase are up in Whitefield also, and when we were at our home in Bristol, NH, we saw more of them. Give a call or send us an email especially if you are interested in golf, art, or general baloney.” “Zachary Effros, my 12-year-old grandson, and I visited Greece last Easter vacation,” says Guy Kaldis. “We spent four days on a guided tour of Peloponnesus and Delphi and Meteora.”
1955 Class Captain Michael D. Grant Class Secretary Tom L’Esperance Boyden Society Captain Edison W. Dick Tom L’Esperance reported on the following classmates: “Joe Bete says that he leads a pretty ordinary life. Not! He lives in Deerfield and was at the helm of the Channing Bete Company for 28 years between 1967 and 1995. The company is located in South Deerfield and currently employs 230 employees in the community. Two of his sons, Michael ’79 and Jonathan, continue to lead the company today. The health education publishing company’s mission is ‘to strengthen individuals, families, and communities by reinforcing healthy behaviors and commitment to positive social values.’ Joe used to drive by the Academy every day on his way to work.
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As the years have gone by he and Marie have been able to see all the new buildings going up and how well the integration into a coed school has progressed. Joe relates that the school, which is practically in his backyard, has always been a great contributor to the community. Joe has been ordained a Permanent Deacon in the Catholic Church. He relates that it’s a privilege in his mission to be invited into sharing very critical moments in people’s lives. Joe states that we can all be surprised at how the good lessons learned 2,000 years ago pertain to our own neighborhood and surroundings now. “When I reached him, Spike Hamilton was ‘down cellar’ in his workshop making railings and keeping busy while winter comes. It’s early October, the leaves are turning, and he says it’s delightful living in his self-built house amidst ten acres of woods in East Dummerston, VT. He’s now a widower, having lost his wife, Susan, four years ago. His neighbors (especially the single ones) are taking good care of him nowadays. Meg and Moose Morton ’54 have a home a few miles away and they ‘share the same phone book.’ Spike and Moose regularly attend annual lacrosse weekends at Dartmouth College. “John McCloy relates that it has not been a great year—Laura has endured two knee replacements, plus a shoulder and an ankle replacement. Lots of ‘little
steel bits and pieces,’ but, ‘Whatever—body and soul stays together and you gotta be grateful for it.’ He and Laura are trying to sell their house in Greenwich and most likely head to Florida away from the winter when ‘it sets in and the steel gets cold.’ We also spoke of John’s famous dad who was the Assistant Secretary of War (WWII), president of the World Bank, and US High Commissioner for Germany. He lived to age 92 and, above all, John states, ‘The greatest thing he was, was a father.’ Similarly, Mr. Boyden astonished John and Laura by showing up at their wedding in Atlanta in 1970. When John asked, ‘What are you doing here?’ Mr. Boyden replied, ‘Well, you sent me an invitation.’ He continued by saying that he would go to ‘my boys’ weddings—every one of them—if they would invite me!’ They were both remarkable men. “Our three-letter man, Dudley Ferrari, and his wife Kathy now enjoy living in Naples, FL, near the Big Cypress National Preserve, where he can work on his golf game year ’round. He wishes, however, that his golf handicap would ‘go down as quickly as the days go by.’ Dudley and Kathy enjoy visiting with their three children: Susan, James, and Gail, who live in nearby states. Dr. Dudley became an orthopaedic surgeon and also completed 22 years in academic practice at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.
“I chatted with Eddie Dick, our Boyden Society Captain, this afternoon (9/25/2012). He had just returned from a meeting with Terry O’Toole ’02, Deerfield’s 50th Reunion Capital Gifts Officer. The Frank L. and Helen Childs Boyden Society honors and recognizes those individuals who provide for Deerfield through bequests, trusts, or other planned gifts. Eddie and Sally also regularly see Cris Schaefer and his wife Blaine. They’ve kept in touch a lot more since our 50th Reunion. They vacationed together in Antigua last winter. “Congratulations to our own cross-country runner, Tom Crawford, who has maintained himself in top shape all these years! His wife Nancy writes: ‘Aloha, I just had to write and brag a little about Tom. He took first place in his age division yesterday (September 2, 2012) in the Kauai Half Marathon. This picture (see page 47) was taken of him with his trophy, actually a wonderful ceramic plate. He is very proud and so am I. He trained hard for this. Much Aloha, Nancy.’ The Kauai Marathon is a highly regarded 26.2-mile international event that draws elite runners from many countries. Tom and Nancy now reside year-round in Koloa, Kauai. To see a video of the Kauai Marathon, please go to thekauaimarathon.com.” Tom added: “To my classmates: I’ve enjoyed chatting with a number of you over the past seven years